gabardine
/ˈɡæb.ə.diːn/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈæbɚdˌin] /ˈɡæb.ɚ.diːn/ (ame, ipa)
gabardine — noun
- gabardinesingular
- gabardinesplural
1. a strong woven cloth with a smooth diagonal pattern that people often use to mak
a strong woven cloth with a smooth diagonal pattern that people often use to make coats and uniforms.
The tailor chose thick gabardine for the new school coats.
gabardine for [coat] as a clothing fabric
A roll of brown gabardine lay beside the sewing machine all morning.
a roll of gabardine
Feng bought gabardine because the coat needed cloth that kept out rain.
The drama club used black gabardine for the detective costumes.
文法句型
gabardine for [garment]
a roll of gabardine
用法筆記
Usually uncountable in this sense. Distinguish from sense 2, where gabardine means the finished coat rather than the cloth itself.
2. a coat that reaches below the hips, often worn in wet weather and made from gaba
a coat that reaches below the hips, often worn in wet weather and made from gabardine cloth.
Jonas hung his gabardine by the door after the rainy walk.
wear a gabardine as an outer coat
At the station, Selim buttoned his gabardine before the train arrived.
button a gabardine
The old photo shows Aunt Rosa in a light gabardine and gloves.
A guard in a dark gabardine waited outside the theater.
- raincoat
general modern word for a coat worn in rain, without naming the fabric
- trench coat
more specific style term, usually with a belt and military design details
- overcoat
broader outerwear word that does not suggest gabardine cloth
文法句型
wear a gabardine
button a gabardine
用法筆記
Countable in this sense: a gabardine means one coat. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the material used to make it.